In case you were a tad curious, the BCM28150 makes use of dual 1.1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor cores (given the name “Merlyn” processor) and VideoCore IV mobile multimedia/graphics technology — fancy words for 1 Gigapixel per second of graphics performance. Integrated 21 Mbps HSPA+ and 1080p support are further icing on the cake.

It all certainly sounds nice. But we’ll have to wait until Mobile World Congress shows us some actual hardware powered by said chip before we form any lasting ideas or conclusions.

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The chip, named the Broadcom BCM2763 VideoCore IV Processor will enable mobile phones and other MID’s to support Full HD 1080p video recording as well as 20+ megapixel stills. But that’s not all. Other features that are currently reserved for stand alone cameras such as multiple shots per second, image stabilization, face and smile detection, and panorama mode will also make their way to the small screen.

For mobile photographers, the above is awesome enough. But pictures and video aren’t the only things mobile devices are being asked to do these days. Joining the increased picture/video chops provided the the Broadcom BCM2763, mobile gaming will also receive a rather hefty bump to the tune of native 1080p rendering that when coupled with HDMI outputs makes the topic of traditional console gaming dying out sound even more likely and closer than one would assume.

Ultimately, the 40nm chip (pricing still unannounced) will bring yet unseen amounts of visual eye candy and multimedia capabilities to mobile devices that will make even such gadgets as the upcoming Nexus One seem like a fisher price toy in as little as 2 years. Technology is practically leap frogging ahead. Can you keep up?

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